Two people at the centre of a major operation after they climbed on top of a building near a railway line were talked down by police.
The incident took place shortly before 6pm on Monday night at the St Mary’s Street junction with Northam Road.
Police, paramedics, and fire crews were all in attendance, cordoning off the road as two individuals stood on the roof of a building directly overlooking the railway line below.
They were eventually talked down by police officers in attendance before being checked by paramedics.
The cordon was removed shortly before 8pm. Emergency services then left the scene and the road was reopened to the public.
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In a statement, a spokesperson for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service said: “St Mary’s firefighters were called shortly before 6pm (on Monday) to assist police with an incident on Northam Road in Southampton.
“Two people were assessed by South Central Ambulance Service paramedics.
“Crews left the scene and returned to station following the stop message at 7.30pm.”
A spokesperson for Hampshire police added: “This was a concern for welfare incident which was dealt with by BTP (British Transport Police) and the ambulance service.”
When contacted by the Echo, a spokesperson for the British Transport Police said: "
Officers were called to the line near between Bitterne railway station and Southampton Central railway station at around 6.15pm yesterday (January 15) following reports of concern for welfare.
"Officers attended and a person was taken to a place of safety."
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